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The Reef Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Sunshine Coast (38 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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The Reef surfForecast / QLD – Sunshine Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Reef sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Reef today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for The Reef at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
925 | 814 | 800 | 687 | 652 | 606 | 535 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 381 | 320 | 302 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:52PM1.57m | 5:47AM1.41m | 6:33PM1.67m | 6:25AM1.37m | 7:12PM1.74m | 7:01AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:59PM0.55m | 11:57AM0.32m | 00:46AM0.54m | 12:30PM0.28m | 1:30AM0.54m | 1:05PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 |
23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 925 | 814 | 800 | 687 | 652 | 606 | 535 | 449 | 449 | 388 | 381 | 320 | 302 | 249 | 244 | 244 | 202 | 206 | 167 | 164 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 37 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 8 | NW 5 | N 5 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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